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Posts: 224Member
Joined: Jun 02, 2019
Yes automatically maguupdate. Please note they dont count yung unemployed days/months mo so kahit tingin mo 8 years na, yung in between na unemployed ka di nila sinasama sa count.
ANZSCO 233311 (Electrical Engineer)
Age: 30 Language: 10 Experience: 10 Education: 15 Partner: 10 FS: 15
Subclass 491 (Family Sponsored) Granted: May 28, 2021
"This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us--whatever we ask--we know that we have what we asked of him." 1 John 5:14-15
Posts: 315Member
Joined: Jan 14, 2019
Hi po. Automatic po nag uupdate. Check yung dates po, baka few days short of 8yrs pa lang. Mag uupdate din yan hehe
ANZSCO 233512 | Mechanical Engineer | Age: 30, Education: 15, Work Experience: 10, PTE: 20, Spouse: 10, CCL: 5 | State Nom: 5 (NSW)
Lodged Visa 482 | 17 Mar 2020 | Granted 24 Sep 2020 while Offshore
Travel Exemption | DOA: 08 Oct 2020 | Approved: 12 Oct 2020
Lodged EOI: Visa 190/95pts NSW
DOE: 23 Dec 2020
Pre-Invite: 10 June 2021
ITA: 18 June 2021
Visa Lodge: 05 Aug 2021
Medical: 31 Jan 2022
Visa Grant: 20 Apr 2022
Posts: 62Member
Joined: Jul 03, 2018
Thank you po for answering. Yup excluded po sa bilang ko yung vacated. So hintay nalang hehe
Posts: 62Member
Joined: Jul 03, 2018
Hello po, employment dates:
March 10,2016-Present
May 19, 2014- September 4,2015
June 25,2013 - May 1,2014
Kulang pa po? Hehe
Posts: 255Member
Joined: Feb 17, 2020
Automatic na nag-uupdate 'yan. Kung hindi ka pa nakaka-receive ng message/email sa skillselect, ibig sabihin hindi pa talaga 8 years 'yung work experience mo based sa dates na dineclare mo. Baka lang may ilang days na difference, wait mo na lang Good luck!
Posts: 224Member
Joined: Jun 02, 2019
8 years = 365 x 8 = 2,920 days
June 25,2013 - May 1,2014 = 311 days
May 19, 2014- September 4,2015 = 474 days
March 10,2016-Present = 2134
2919 days ka haha based dito ah, baka bukas magreflect
ANZSCO 233311 (Electrical Engineer)
Age: 30 Language: 10 Experience: 10 Education: 15 Partner: 10 FS: 15
Subclass 491 (Family Sponsored) Granted: May 28, 2021
"This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us--whatever we ask--we know that we have what we asked of him." 1 John 5:14-15
Posts: 62Member
Joined: Jul 03, 2018
Salamat po madami sa info.
Posts: 62Member
Joined: Jul 03, 2018
Engineering forum nga to haha
Anyways marami po salamat hintay hintay nalang. God bless po.
Joined: Apr 01, 2021
Hi Everyone!
I am a Mechanical Engineer with 3yrs experience offshore. I am applying visa sc 190 - NSW with 85+5 points and doing it DIY. Since my sister is an Australian citizen in WA, I am considering the visa sc 491 (85+15) family sponsor stream para di na ako lalayo sa WA.
Tanong lang mga boss, regarding sa visa subclass 491, sana may makasagot hehe.
1. Need po ba may current employer si Relative (sister)? For now po kasi ay walang work sister ko kasi kakapanganak pa lang at nag aalaga ng anak niya kaya ang brother in law ko ang nag wowork kaso hindi ata pwede mag sponsor ang brother-in-law sa visa 491
2. Kung pwede mag sponsor si relative kahit walang current employer, need pa rin po ba mag submit ng demonstrate sufficient settlement funds si applicant (ako) ? Sa WA po kasi nag rerequire ng $20k minimum pag state nominee ganun din po kaya kahit sa family sponsor na?
3. May iba pa po bang requirement tulad ng proof of residency/bills/water ... etc. si sponsor? Meron bang checklist para malaman kung ano-ano mga ito or forms na ffill out'an?
Thank you very much. 😁
My Australian Journey!!
Nominated Occupation: Mechanical Engineer
ANZSCO: 233512
OFFSHORE | DIY
CURRENT POINTS
SC189: 75
SC190: 80
SC491: 90
POINTS BREAKDOWN
Age : 30
English (Proficient) : 10
Education : 15
Civil Status (Single) : 10
CCL : 5
Overseas Work XP (PH) : 5
TIMELINE
2018-xx-xx | Started researched for Au immigration since my Sis is already there (expi still under 3years)
2021-06-14 | PTE Exam - Competent
2021-08-20 | Naati Exam Result - Failed
2022-01-13 | Engineers Australia assessment submitted
2022-02-14 | Engineers Australia assessment outcome - POSITIVE! --- no expi credited (3+ years expi though)
2022-03-21 | NAATI Exam result - PASSED
2022-03-21 | PTE Retake Exam - Proficient
2022-03-26 | Submitted EOI - 189/190 : 75/80 (ANZSCO: 233512) -- claimed 3+ years of expi
2022-04-18 | PTE Retake Exam - Proficient
2022-05-03 | PTE Retake Exam - Proficient
2022-05-30 | PTE Retake Exam - Proficient
2022-06-29 | PTE Retake Exam - Proficient
2022-10-06 | Received ITA for SC189
2022-11-25 | Visa Lodge
2022-12-05 | Medical
2023-04-17 | Visa Grant!! THANK YOU LORD!!!
2023-07-29 | BIG MOVE!!
Posts: 281Member
Joined: Feb 19, 2016
Automatic din na nag update yung akin pero medyo kakaiba naman yung case ko kasi sa Jan 20 pa ako supposedly mag 8 years sa work pero kahapon (17th) nag email na sa kin ang skillselect na may update sa EOI ko hehe
221213 External Auditor : 189 - 75pts / 190 - 80pts / 491 - 90 pts (Age:30/Educ:15/Exp:15/English:10/SS:5)
23/03/2019 – 1st PTE Exam : L87/R73/S86/W86
08/04/2019 – 2nd PTE Exam : L90/R77/S86/W90
13/05/2019 – 3rd PTE Exam : L85/R81/S81/W90 SUPERIOR!
17/05/2019 - Applied and paid for CPAA Migration skill assessment
22/05/2019 - Submitted academic and skilled employment docs to CPAA for assessment
17/06/2019 – Received CPAA’s positive skills assessment
17/06/2019 – Lodged EOI 189/190 NSW @ 75/80 points
2019 - 2022 - Lodged multiple EOIs to different states but didn't receive any invite due to pandemic; skills assessment and PTE both got expired
2022 BACK TO SQUARE ONE
10/08/2022 - 1st PTE Exam retake; Proficient
11/08/2022 - Applied for CPAA skill reassessment
26/08/2022 - 2nd PTE Exam retake; Proficient
05/09/2022 - Received CPAA skill assessment outcome
06/09 - 20/09 - Lodged multiple EOIs 189/190/491 @ 75/80/90 points
08/12/2022 - Received ITA for Visa 189
31/01/2023 - Lodged Visa 189 for family of four
01/02/2023 - Uploaded Form 80 and 1221
05/04/2023 - Medicals
14/04/2023 - Medicals cleared for me and two kids
02/05/2023 - Request for further medical information for husband; required Sputum test, culture and repeat xray
26/06/2023 - 28/06/2023 - Sputum samples collection
03/07/2023 - Negative sputum result
06/07/2023 - Repeat xray; panel physician informed husband that result was good and the reqt on xray is already complied!
23/08/2023 - End and result of 8-week culture
06/09/2023 - Medicals cleared for husband
xx/xx/xxxx - VISA GRANT!
Posts: 62Member
Joined: Jul 03, 2018
Hello po, ok na po siya nagupdate din after few days.
Joined: Jul 25, 2020
Hi mga ka pinoyau. Meron po ba kayo mairecommend na CDR reviewer for proofreading at editing po sana? Legit po kaya yung mga CDR reviewer websites na nasesearch sa google?
Joined: Mar 10, 2016
As an agent myself, I wouldn’t advice such. All our clients have done it themselves with us just double checking if the proper format were followed along with if questions were addressed. And we’ve not have any negative outcome so far. If one is able to gain an engineering degree, then he/she is capable of writing the CDR. You need to be mindful that it is expected that you’ve done the actual CDR yourself using your own words. If you hire a company to edit it for you, you’re already putting yourself in a compromising situation because you can’t claim you’ve done it yourself when EA is very particular about such thing.
Posts: 62Member
Joined: Jul 03, 2018
Hello po, may nagregister po ba dito ng ROI for NSW visa 491? Ask ko lang sana kung may nareceive na confirmation sa email nung registration or may makikita sa NSW account na may nakalodge? not sure po kase kung nareg yung sinubmit ko. thank you.
Joined: Oct 11, 2020
sakin wala.
Joined: May 11, 2021
@EricTC @marksolito pwedeng magtanung, ilang days kaya kapag hindi po naka-fast track at normal lang ang process sa EA?
Joined: May 11, 2021
@EricTC , ilang days kapag hindi naka-fast track at normal lang ang process sa EA?
Joined: May 11, 2021
@RheaMARN1171933 , hi po, good day, ask ko lang if ilang days ang normal process ng engineers australia skills assessment? yung hindi po naka-fast track option. Maraming salamat po sa pagsagot
Joined: May 11, 2021
@RheaMARN1171933 , good day po, ask ko lang po if ilang days po ang normal process ng engineers australia skills assessment?
Joined: Jun 12, 2021
Hi. Ang tanda ko po, 3months.
233214 - Structural Engineer
visa 189 = 85pts | visa 190 = 90pts | visa 491 = 100pts
..
Timeline:
08/06/2021 - Contacted an Immigration Agent
11/06/2021 - Preparation of Initial Documents (including 3 Career Episode Essays, SS etc.)
25/08/2021 - Completion of all Initial Documents
05/09/2021 - Start of PTE Academic Review (English Exam)
30/10/2021 - PTE Academic Exam & Results ( L:90 | R:83 | S:90| W:90 ) Superior, First-Time Test Taker
04/11/2021 - EA Skills Assessment submitted for 233214 - Structural Engineer
23/11/2021 - Positive EA Skills Assessment outcome
25/11/2021 - EOI submitted
Around January 2022 - ROI submitted (RDA Sydney NSW) - not invited
Around March 2022 - ROI submitted (Northern Rivers NSW)
08/04/2022 - Pre-invite Received (Northern Rivers NSW)
06/05/2022 - Received ITA (Northern Rivers NSW)
13/06/2022 - Visa Lodged
17/06/2022 - Health Examinations (Medical)
30/06/2022 - Biometrics
19/08/2022 - Visa Grant (Wooohooo! To God be all the glory!)
22/09/2022 - Got Polio Vaccination Certificate from RHU
10/10/2022 - Got Covid Vaccination Certificate online
17/10/2022 - Secured a short-term accommodation in my regional area while offshore ($200 AUD incl. bills)
06/11/2022 - Secured a long-term accommodation in my regional area while offshore ($180 AUD incl. bills)
17/11/2022 - Big MOVE 2022
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Posts: 2,144Member, Moderator
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12 weeks
https://www.engineersaustralia.org.au/For-Migrants/Fast-Track-Migration-Skills-Assessment
233211 Civil Engineer
30/09/15 - VETASSESS Lodged - 133112 Project Builder
09/10/15 - IELTS Results: L-7.5, R-7.0, W-6.0, S-7.5 OBS-7.0
19/10/15 - PTE A Results: L-82, R-74, S-90, W-76 OAS-79
26/11/15 - Obtained NBI Clearance
09/12/15 - VETASSESS Results - NEGATIVE!!!
12/01/16 - Submitted CDR to Engineers Australia
22/01/16 - EA Positive Results - Bachelor's Degree with 4 years 8 months skilled employment
22/01/16 - Lodged EOI 189 (60pts)
03/02/16 - Received 189 ITA
11/02/16 - Health Clearance Provided - No Action Required
18/02/16 - Obtained SG CoC
26/02/16 - Lodged 189 Visa
15/03/16 - Direct Grant - IED 11/02/2017
25/05/16 - Big Move Perth!
16/06/16 - Started Casual Work
11/07/16 - Permanent Full-time Work
Now for the Citizenship Journey
26/08/2019 - Applied and acknowledgement letter received
27/09/2019 - Test Email Invite for 19/12/2019
01/10/2019 - Actual Test/Interview Date
01/10/2019 - Approval Date (received the approval letter from the post 11/10/2019)
05/02/2020 - Ceremony Date (received the email 10/01/2020)
Joined: May 11, 2021
thank you so much for the information.
Joined: May 11, 2021
thank you so much for the information.
Joined: May 11, 2021
Hi @EricTC , @marksolito good day, ask ko lang if ilang days bago naging assessment yung iyong CDR sa EA?
Joined: Apr 16, 2020
I did mine ng fast track nakuha ko within the committed date ni EA. Around 20 days ata un pero earlier pa ng ilang days actually. But ngcontact un evaluator around the 15th day to ask for supplemental docs then napasa ko nman in a day then on the 17-18th day meron ng result.
Joined: Oct 11, 2020
Akin po is 18 days bago magcontact si EA then kinabukasan may approval kagad. Nang hingi lang sya ng latest payslip and SSS records
Joined: Jan 05, 2022
Hello everyone! Mag inquire lang po, sana may makasagot.. Mejo naguguluhan po kasi ako kung Engineers Australia ba or Vetassess ang mag-assess sa experience ko. I am a licensed engineer and my line of work is manufacturing (Quality then Production). Thanks for the help. :-)
Joined: Sep 25, 2020
Try mo both sir. Same case with me i got assessed from both vetassess and EA
133512 offshore | 190 - 80 pts | Age - 25 | English - 20 | Qualifications - 15 | State - 5 | Partner - 10 | CCL - 5
233513 offshore | 189 - 85 pts | 190 - 90 | 491 - 100 | Age - 25 | English - 20 | Qualifications - 15 | Work Experience (outside) - 10 | State - 5/15 | Partner - 10 | CCL - 5
15.08.20 - started researching. identified which ANZSCO occupation I should have assessed
22.08.20 - consultation with VETASSESS consultant on my nominated ANZSCO occupation
01.09.20 - took IELTS test
07.09.20 - results came out, proficient only
07.09.20 - submitted 133512 assessment requirements to VETASSESS
08.09.20 - started drafting CDR for EA assessment for 233511
18.09.20 - positive outcome of VETASSESS assessment (although most of my work experience was not credited)
24.09.20 - took PTE. superior outcome
01.10.20 - submitted application to EA for 233511
07.10.20 - submitted application to ACS for partner's skills assessment
13.10.20 - received positive outcome from EA for 233513
17.10.20 - partner's english test. PTE proficient
17.10.20 - EOI lodged. 133512 - 190 @ 70 pts
17.10.20 - EOI lodged. 233513 - 189 @ 75 pts, 190 @ 80 pts
11.10.20 - positive outcome for partner's skills assessment +5 points. 189 and 190 for 233513 increased to 80 and 85, respectively
24.11.20 - CCL test
01.12.20 - passed CCL test. 189 and 190 @ 85 & 90 pts, respectively, for 233513. 190 @ 75pts for 133512
03.11.21 - ROI submitted to SA. 491 @ 100 pts for 233513
25.11.21 - ITA SA ROI. submitted application
26.11.21 - SA ROI approved. EOI ITA issued
24.12.21 - lodged 491 invite for SA. waiting for character reference from SG. health exam notice issued by immi.
15.01.22 - uploaded SG character reference, updated medical
08.02.22 - received 190 NSW invite for 133512
18.02.22 - lodged 190 invite for NSW.
10.05.22 - granted 190 NSW. no CO contact.
Joined: Jan 05, 2022
Thank you sir for the advice. Question lang po, which one is better in your experience and opinion? Salamat po
Joined: Sep 25, 2020
Both has its merits
Vetasses will not require a CDR, only proof of claim in the form of documentation like payslips, contracts, JDs, payslips. However, they will subtract a year or two i think from your experience which can be a big impact depending on your work experience bracket.
EA will require a CDR on top of the documents you will submit but will take your full work experience into consideration.
Hope that helps boss
133512 offshore | 190 - 80 pts | Age - 25 | English - 20 | Qualifications - 15 | State - 5 | Partner - 10 | CCL - 5
233513 offshore | 189 - 85 pts | 190 - 90 | 491 - 100 | Age - 25 | English - 20 | Qualifications - 15 | Work Experience (outside) - 10 | State - 5/15 | Partner - 10 | CCL - 5
15.08.20 - started researching. identified which ANZSCO occupation I should have assessed
22.08.20 - consultation with VETASSESS consultant on my nominated ANZSCO occupation
01.09.20 - took IELTS test
07.09.20 - results came out, proficient only
07.09.20 - submitted 133512 assessment requirements to VETASSESS
08.09.20 - started drafting CDR for EA assessment for 233511
18.09.20 - positive outcome of VETASSESS assessment (although most of my work experience was not credited)
24.09.20 - took PTE. superior outcome
01.10.20 - submitted application to EA for 233511
07.10.20 - submitted application to ACS for partner's skills assessment
13.10.20 - received positive outcome from EA for 233513
17.10.20 - partner's english test. PTE proficient
17.10.20 - EOI lodged. 133512 - 190 @ 70 pts
17.10.20 - EOI lodged. 233513 - 189 @ 75 pts, 190 @ 80 pts
11.10.20 - positive outcome for partner's skills assessment +5 points. 189 and 190 for 233513 increased to 80 and 85, respectively
24.11.20 - CCL test
01.12.20 - passed CCL test. 189 and 190 @ 85 & 90 pts, respectively, for 233513. 190 @ 75pts for 133512
03.11.21 - ROI submitted to SA. 491 @ 100 pts for 233513
25.11.21 - ITA SA ROI. submitted application
26.11.21 - SA ROI approved. EOI ITA issued
24.12.21 - lodged 491 invite for SA. waiting for character reference from SG. health exam notice issued by immi.
15.01.22 - uploaded SG character reference, updated medical
08.02.22 - received 190 NSW invite for 133512
18.02.22 - lodged 190 invite for NSW.
10.05.22 - granted 190 NSW. no CO contact.